Weight-volume relationship of soil and definitions of common terms, including void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, water content, total unit weight, and dry unit weight

Overview

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Credit: 2 PDH

Length: 18 pages

This course is intended for a wide range audience and in particular, the non-geotechnical engineer and is not intended as an exhaustive review of the subject. The objective of the course is to discuss some common properties of soil and explain some seemingly strange quirks. When this course has been completed, the reader will have an appreciation for geotechnical engineering and be familiar with some common terms.

Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

Why geotechnical engineering problems have multiple correct solutions

The use of bearing capacity equations for footings of various shapes

How water content of a soil sample can be greater than 100 percent

Weight-volume relationship of soil and definitions of common terms, including void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, water content, total unit weight, and dry unit weight

Variations in symbols and notations used for geotechnical engineering terms

Certificate of Completion

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 12 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.